Social research and policy in the development arena [electronic resource] : critical encounters /
Doornbos, Martin.author.
The author focuses on the research-policy nexus in development studies, highlighting reciprocal orientations and interactions between the domains of social research and of policy and politics. He looks at instances where these domains are complementary and geared towards common objectives, but also with others marked by opposing rationales.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Introduction; This volume; Provenance of chapters; Part I: The Research-Policy Nexus; 1 Multiple Encounters, Multiple Frictions; Introduction; Delineating distinct spheres; Research facing politics and policy; Research facing politics and policy; Policy and politics facing research; Conflict dynamics: What role for researchers?; The limits of competence: Two sides of empty-handedness; 2 Conceptualizing African Statehood and Legitimacy: Shifting Positions in the Research-Politics Nexus; State and crises, states in crisis
On conceptualizing legitimacySomalia and Uganda; Changing political fortunes; The research relationship: Shifting positions; Concluding remarks; 3 A 'Negotiating Statehood' Perspective: Implications for Policy?; Introduction; Queries and objectives; Conceptual reach; 'Negotiating statehood' and 'nation-building'; Dynamic dimensions; Contrasted contexts; Micro and macro settings; Negation versus negotiation; External dimensions and involvements; Limits to negotiability; Conclusion; Part II: Research and Policy: Complementarities
4 Research-Led Policy Deliberation in Post-Conflict Contexts: Searching to Overcome Institutional GapsIntroduction; The problem; The terrain and the actors; War-torn societies projects in Eritrea and Somalia; Eritrea; Somalia; Participatory policy dialogue and the role of the state; Concluding reflections: Applicability to other contexts; 5 Complex Emergencies, Food Security and the Need for Research-based Policy Responses; Introduction; 'Complex emergencies'; 'Food security'; Drawing connections; Developing appropriate response capacities; Conclusion
Part III: Research, Policy and Politics: Collisions6 The Limits of Independent Policy Research: Analysing the EC-India Dairy Aid Nexus; Introduction; International dairy aid: A background; Indian dairy development: The IDPAD project's research entry; Role conflicts; Conclusions; 7 Academia-Politics Collisions in the Aftermath of a Coup: A Fijian Encounter; Introduction; 'Things fall apart'; The University of the South Pacific; A battle of words; Crisis and identities; Appraising the aftermath; 8 Reconnoitring a Political Microcosm: First Fieldwork in Ankole, Uganda; Mbarara; Dutch letter
Searching for an explanationPart IV: By Way of Conclusion; 9 Researching Development Policy and Politics: A Personal Retrospective and Itinerary; Introduction; Jayapura; Amsterdam; Berkeley; Kampala; The Hague; The Horn; Role of researchers in the African context; Appreciating the global context; Comparative dimensions; Pastoralism, land issues and rural development; India: Studying dairy development; Broader aspects; In conclusion: Development studies in retrospect; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The author focuses on the research-policy nexus in development studies, highlighting reciprocal orientations and interactions between the domains of social research and of policy and politics. He looks at instances where these domains are complementary and geared towards common objectives, but also with others marked by opposing rationales.
Economic development.
Africa—Politics and government.
Economic policy.
Social sciences.
Social policy.
Development Theory.
African Politics.
Development Policy.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.
Development Studies.
Social Policy.